The weather was quite warm, and the blue sky gave solace to Mirena. Since she was a little girl, she always looked at the beautiful sky and sometimes made wishes.
Until now that she turned into a grown-up woman, Mirena smiled sweetly. She then turned on the stereo and listened to the music.
For a short period of time, Mirena set aside the pain she received from her father. It complicated her decisions in life and put their relationship in an isolated, dark corner.
Her heart was filled with hatred and resentment. No one attempted to dig up the past as they knew, it would only cause serious trouble.
Mirena sighed deeply and turned to the right. It was the way to her mother's mansion. But there was a black car that caught her attention.
She ignored it at first and thought someone might park the car in the same area.
However, she noticed that it took the same route as well. Perhaps, it was only a perfect coincidence and so, Mirena shrugged off her shoulders and increased the volume.
Somehow, it helped her to calm her system down. Martina sang the song with passion like the original singer.
The song ended as she tried to catch her breath. Mirena was wearing the naughty smile that fooled hundreds of men's hearts when she bumped into an old woman. She didn't notice her crossing the road which caused the incident.
As fast as she could, Mirena turned off the stereo and unfastened her seatbelt. She couldn't believe what just happened. A lot of things were in her head.
"Goodness, what should I do?" She whispered as soon as she pushed the door.
There was a young couple who have witnessed everything. The man hurriedly responded and asked the poor, old woman if she got severely hurt.
She closed her eyes and caressed her thin knees. There was blood on the ground which gave Mirena an idea that it was a serious accident.
"Call the ambulance, now!" The man clamored.
"Yes, I will!" Mirena replied.
He then looked at his wife who stood behind Mirena.
They were looking into each other's eyes as they thought their plans succeeded. The truth was the old woman pretended to be hurt. They planned to get a huge amount of money from Mirena.
Little did they know, Mirena sent a message to her lawyer and doctor. She wasn't a dumb driver who got her license yesterday.
Behind her back, the man moved his face towards the old woman. He told her to scream out of pain as it would bring fear to the suspect.
As she determined to get money from Mirena, the old woman suddenly screamed and ripped off the small cellophane of tomato sauce. It then scattered throughout her clothes and to the ground.
"Help! Help… help me, young lady!"
Her acting skills were great. It only showed that she had been doing it for ages. They even prepared a blood-like tomato sauce to make it real.
A white car stopped nearby the spot. The couple and the old woman widened their eyes as they feared it was the cops.
A tall man in a black suit went off the car and winked at Mirena. His arrival became an angel in disguise for her. On the opposite side, it turned out to be the worst thing ever.
"Drake? Drake Quinn?"
Mirena furrowed her brows as she couldn't believe it. She then gasped, staring at his perfect face for a few minutes.
"What happened?" asked Drake calmly. He roamed his eyes around and noticed something strange on the old woman's clothes. "Wait, is that a tomato's leaf?"
The old woman widened her eyes and quickly shook her head in disagreement. She then stood from the ground, setting aside the fact that she was severely hurt because of Mirena.
"I'm fine and you don't have to send me to the hospital—"
"But you said you are severely hurt, grandma?" asked the man who got shocked by her sudden reaction too.
Their plans were destroyed because of a single leaf. It was the wife's fault as she made the tomato sauce by herself.
She then walked toward Mirena and asked for forgiveness, "I… I am truly sorry! Please don't call the police. I promise we won't do this thing again!"
"Get inside the car, Mirena. I will deal with it by myself."
Drake knew such schemes. It had spread throughout the entire country for how many years, and it fooled thousands of people. He didn't want to slip the chance to report what happened.
By then, he took his phone from his chest and called the police. No one could stop him even how hard they begged for mercy.
The man held his grandma's wrist and tried to escape but Drake's assistant, Trace suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
A sarcastic smile flaunted on Trace's face and said, "Leave it to me, Drake. Just take her somewhere away instead."
He winked at Drake which gave him a naughty idea. Drake Quinn tapped his shoulders and threw the key into the thin air.
He said, "I'll call you when something great happens!"
Trace nodded with a blank expression. It would be strange if he smiled in front of the real opportunists.
By then, Drake walked around and gone to Mirena's car. He decided to drive for their safety as she was still in shock.
Mirena's face turned pale. She couldn't believe that she was almost fooled by those people, for heaven's sake!
Sarcastic laughter echoed around which caught Drake's attention. He sighed and glanced at her face surprisingly, "Is it your first time encountering such a thing?"
"Yes, and I swiftly called my lawyer and doctor to avoid any news! It could destroy my reputation in the blink of my eyes!"
She sighed deeply and felt grateful because of him. If he didn't see her along the road, Mirena should have been in jail and got tricked.
Her name would be in every news headline that would terribly disappoint her father for the nth time around.